Archive for September, 2010

International consumer fair to be held in Water Festival

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

In order to promote Cambodian products to the international consumers, the Cambodia International Consumer Fair will be organized during the Water Festival from November 19 to 23, 2010 on Diamond Island in Phnom Penh capital. It is expected that there are around 1,000 booths will participate in demonstrating a variety of products and entertainment. The [...]

Garment workers still keep going on strike in Takeo province

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Textile industry is one of the main sectors to drive Cambodian economy growth but in the period of global financial crisis, this sector was decreasing and most of garment workers have been laid off which have made them to lose daily-basic income for supporting their life and families. The demonstration always has been made almost [...]

Two court officials complained for extortion

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

The corruption is spreading across Cambodia’s court system in Cambodia. Most of Cambodian people feel afraid of the court. They do not hope that the court would serve the common people with fair and justice and they also lost confidence in court. Recently, the owner of Cobra III Guesthouse and Restaurant in Banbambang province filed [...]

Beeline introduced new mobile top-up service

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Recently, Mobile phone operator, Beeline-Cambodia, introduced a mobile top-up service “Easy Fill”, which allows all Beeline subscribers to be able to top up any amount they would like to have, not required scratch cards to thousands of points of sale. The new service “Easy Fill” makes its subscribers easier to choose any amount they would [...]

Proposed sub-decree banning advertising of tobacco

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Yesterday, Cambodia’s authorities from the Ministry of Health and the inter-ministerial committee for tobacco control were discussing on a proposed sub-decree banning advertising and promotion of tobacco products in the Kingdom of Cambodia. And the proposed sub-decree would be sent to the Council of Ministers soon. Cambodia ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention Tobacco [...]

Central Bank to plan to purchase $5 m

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

In order to protect of the depreciation of value of Cambodia’s currency and stabilize the Cambodia’s macroeconomics, the National Bank of Cambodia has tried to raise the value of Riel by purchasing a further US$5 million. The total of amount of dollars the central bank purchased reached US$48 million for the year. Since mid-April, Cambodia’s [...]